That pump ”looked very much like a sump pump you would put in your basement,” Jacuzzi said. It was about 8 inches wide, 13 inches tall and took up most of one end of a tub. Hospitals and ...

Investigators with the Cary Fire Department determined the fire’s point of origin to be “around the portable hot tub’s heater and water pump.” The fire broke out in early February.

Nearly 900,000 pumps for hot tubs that can start fires have been recalled after selling at major retailers including Amazon, Costco and Walmart. Nearly 900,000 hot tub pumps recalled after death ...